Research Officer (Large Language Models & Data Engineering), A*STAR BII

A*STAR RESEARCH ENTITIES

Singapore
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Llm fine-tuning with peft/lora
Python and pytorch proficiency
Nlp and transformer-based models
** A*STAR is seeking a Research Officer to develop AI-powered Large Language Models (LLMs) aimed at improving the management of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in Singapore. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and experience with LLM fine-tuning, contributing to innovative healthcare solutions. **

Job Summary

  • The team is building an AI-powered platform to help clinicians identify cases of lower respiratory tract infections that do not require antibiotics.
  • You will be responsible for fine-tuning open-weight LLMs like LLaMA and Mistral using supervised datasets and instruction-based training.
  • The role offers access to high-performance GPU infrastructure, mentorship, and opportunities for publication and conference presentations.

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** A*STAR is seeking a Research Officer to develop AI-powered Large Language Models (LLMs) aimed at improving the management of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in Singapore. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and experience with LLM fine-tuning, contributing to innovative healthcare solutions. **

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • LLM fine-tuning with PEFT/LoRA
  • Python and PyTorch proficiency
  • NLP and transformer-based models
  • RAG pipeline integration
  • GPU cluster optimization

Nice-to-have

  • Biomedical domain adaptation experience
  • Multi-agent framework knowledge
  • Cloud computing familiarity
  • Prompt engineering skills
  • Publication record in AI research

Key Requirements

  • Master or Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Strong experience in Natural Language Processing
  • Proficiency with Hugging Face and Transformers libraries

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